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Into the Dark–Escape of the Nomad

In a world where space travel is forbidden, former astronaut Stan McPherson wants to return to space but finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger. Click the image above to read Chapter 1 online for free.

Where’s The Cat?

On a long cargo flight to the outer solar system, Pauline gets a visitor she didn't expect, and learns of a marvelous friend she never knew she had. Click on the image above to read this short fiction online for free.

Another Man’s Terrorist

Two orphaned child soldiers sell all they have to leave their war-torn planet on a quest for peace, but when they arrive at their new home they find that the war has beaten them there. Now the older sister Jessica must struggle to keep the only family she has left from being lost in a conflict that she no longer wants. Click the image above to read this story for free online. For a limited time only!

The same phrase that hailed astronaut John Glenn's historic launch into space more than 50 years ago became a hashtag to mark his last departure from Earth. From politicians to astronauts, "#GodspeedJohnGlenn" trended as the news of his death spread onlin

The NASA administrator will always remember John Glenn "the humanitarian, the human being and the loving husband." Glenn passes away at the age of 95 on Dec. 9, 2016, leaving behind a tremendous legacy for spaceflight and beyond.

The space policy adviser during the campaign of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Dec. 7 that he foresees Vice President-elect Mike Pence being involved in shaping the space policy of the next administration.

"As our knowledge of the Universe in which we live increases, may god grant us the wisdom and guidance to use it wisely," were words spoken by former NASA astronaut and senator at the ceremony in which he received the honor in Nov. 2011.

NASA's Cassini mission has captured new imagery of the the unusual cloud pattern in the northern hemisphere. The camera filters used by the spacecraft are "sensitive to violet , red , near-infrared and infrared.

Masten is now accepting intern applications for the Summer of 2017. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that can deliver an internship with this level of responsibility and hands on work. We’re not looking for gophers, we’re looking for

Introducing the next generation of reusable rockets – Masten’s Xodiac and XaeroB. These two new rockets are designed and built on the success of their predecessors – Xombie, Xoie, and Xaero. For those who have followed us, you will see the obvious connection to our previous vehicles. With this new iteration, we are bringing greater capability

Masten is now accepting intern applications for the Fall of 2016. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that can deliver an internship with this level of responsibility and hands on work. We’re not looking for gophers, we’re looking for

Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Summer of 2016. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that can deliver an internship with this level of responsibility and hands on work. We’re not looking for gophers, we’re looking

Next Saturday, August 15th, we’re opening our doors for a special open house and job fair at our Mojave rocket facility. Come see the rockets, and meet the team responsible for keeping them in the air. We’re currently hiring for support roles related to three of our high-profile programs: DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program, NASA’s Lunar CATALYS […]

Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Fall of 2015. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that can deliver an internship with this level of responsibility and hands on work. We’re not looking for gophers, we’re looking

Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Summer of 2015. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that can deliver an internship with this level of responsibility and hands on work. We’re not looking for gophers, we’re looking

Mojave, CA (July 23, 2014) — Masten Space Systems, Inc. (Masten) announced today that the company has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of Phase 1 of the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program to develop a reusable launch vehicle. Over the last decade, Masten has built three highly

Masten is now accepting applications for internships for the Spring of 2015. If you’ve followed us you know we’ve had a great history of outstanding interns working with us. There are few places like us that can deliver an internship with this level of responsibility and hands on work. We’re not looking for gophers, we’re looking